The Secret of the Nagas (English) (Paperback)
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The Secret of The Nagas is the second book in the Shiva trilogy and is a sequel to The Immortals of Meluha.

Summary Of The Book

The Secret of the Nagas begins with Shiva trying to save Sati from a Naga attack. His quest for the Naga warrior who killed Brahaspati and assaulted Sati leads Shiva and Sati to the land of the Brangas. In The Secret of Nagas, Shiva the prophesied savior of the Meluhan Empire finds himself in a turbulent situation trying to avenge the murder of his friend and saving his clan and the people of Meluha from the evil serpent people.

His journey takes him across the lengths and breadths of the ancient India, searching for the truth and answers to all his intriguing questions. He travels to Kashi to find every bit of detail about the Nagas. He comes to learn about the reason behind the alliance between the Brangas and the Nagas. Both Shiva and Sati eventually discover startling secrets that have profound effects on both their lives and relationship. With a war brewing in the backdrop, will Shiva be able to accept the truth and live up to the expectations attached to him?

About Amish Tripathi

Amish Tripathi, is an Indian author who gave up a flourishing career to fulfill his dream of becoming a writer. He is an alumnus of IIM (Kolkata) and was working in the financial services industry for over 14 years. He has authored the famous Shiva Trilogy, which earned him both commercial and critical appreciation. His style of writing is a fresh blend of philosophy, mythology, karma and myth, which has given birth to a new era of literature in India. He is currently based out of Mumbai where he stays with his wife and son. Amish has sold the movie rights of The Immortals of Meluha to Dharma Productions.

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I bought hindi version and translation is too bad and in it even english words are used. The flow is quite slow and not so interesting

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Jun 22, 2015

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good quality book

Its really a good product. I Have also found many other books to be good ordered from flipkart.I Would suggest everyone to buy this book........

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Sumeet Jindal

Jun 21, 2015

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Engrossing

One can not take out his interest from the book once started. this book takes you to another world yet you feel something already heard of. Presented the character of Shiva in a more practical world with great writing. Must read.

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Nirmal Chaudhari

Jun 18, 2015

nice book to read

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monty chambel

Jun 17, 2015

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secrets of naga review

it was ok time pass instead wasting money on it i prefer international best selling. the writer stretched story so much that it has become torture

My top pics in character based novel - God fatherImmortal of Meluha/Secret of nagasPapillonMaverick heart between love and life

I love something which is based on character. Character is building block of any story. Plots, dialogue and other in story become filler then. We can associated or think something like brand name - when Amitabh is on screen - certain things and quality are expected out of him. His screen presence will matter - does not matter how messy at a times plot could be.

Same thing happen when you have a story based o…As good as it can be. Love reading this kind of epic.

My top pics in character based novel - God fatherImmortal of Meluha/Secret of nagasPapillonMaverick heart between love and life

I love something which is based on character. Character is building block of any story. Plots, dialogue and other in story become filler then. We can associated or think something like brand name - when Amitabh is on screen - certain things and quality are expected out of him. His screen presence will matter - does not matter how messy at a times plot could be.

Same thing happen when you have a story based on well defined character. You will expect - tough decisions and reaction as per his attitude and viewpoint will come out. But char building is not so easy. painfully you have to build series of events and plot - which will define the basic feature of this man.

Karan Johar has already rights for Immortal of Meluha, let us see who is going to grab this one? I am waiting for screen version of these epic.

I was so fascinated by Siva char - I forgot the other elements like narration and smooth language.

Other books which are character based - Papillon (an autobiography of a french man - tried escaping from prison 13th time and finally succeeded.). You need to read and see how char plays important role in determination to live free life at any cost, at cost of even your life.

Another One - Godfather - We remember when God father speaks - it is not just dialogues coming out of his mouth but personality of man gets define based on those words.

My top pics in char based novel - God fatherImmortal of Meluha/Secret of nagasPapillonMaverick heart between love and life

The last one is by first timer. But you will love for its meaningful and brilliant dialogue and character based driven plots.

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the secret os nagas

it is the wonderful book about a barbarian entering the naga capital by crossing many problems and with a son born and finding his friend which he compared as his brother who escaped with nagas. i like this book very much.

If you've read the first part of 'Shiva Trilogy' i.e. 'The Immortals of Meluha', then this is a MUST read for you. Otherwise, you can't even understand the concept and plot depiction of the story. One needs to go through the first part to grasp and enjoy this wonderful sequel! I'll give it a 4/5.

With the impending release of the final book in the trilogy, I re-read my copy of The Immortals of Meluha. It's been a year and a half since my first read but I still found it gripping. As one reviewer put it, hard to put down and a definite page turner. By the end I was wondering how the author could outdo the first novel.And then I picked up and finished the second installment yesterday - another gripping page turner. Amish has outdone himself and that's no mean feat. His books read better than many foreign authors.

While critics (and me) will find amusement in things like 19th century in…With the impending release of the final book in the trilogy, I re-read my copy of The Immortals of Meluha. It's been a year and a half since my first read but I still found it gripping. As one reviewer put it, hard to put down and a definite page turner. By the end I was wondering how the author could outdo the first novel.And then I picked up and finished the second installment yesterday - another gripping page turner. Amish has outdone himself and that's no mean feat. His books read better than many foreign authors.

While critics (and me) will find amusement in things like 19th century intrusions on a 1500 BC storyline (clipper boats for instance), and while the ending doesn't completely reveal the rationale behind the secret, overall this book is excellent.

For one, Amish is one of the few Indian authors who can spin a yarn with believable characters you can relate to -- Shiva's personality is well fleshed out, but there are also others who lend character and support it like Daksha, Parvateshvar, Anandmayi, and Parshuram. The key thing with the philosophy in the storyline, as also reflected in his characters is the balance of good and evil and the absense of absolutes (black and white).

And then there're the devices he uses to look back on the past, expanding on an episode in bouts (like the way Shiva's terrifying childhood encounter and his destiny as foretold by his elder is expounded successively).

Can't wait for the third part to release. Only one suggestion -- the ebook should really have been priced lower :P (Expand)

I bought both the first and second parts together. I couldn't wait to finish the first part to start the second. This is an awesome thriller story trying to incorporate most of the characters in Shiva's life in Mythology, the best part is the way the secret of nagas was carried forward through one and half books. A gripping story told in a way that could be understood even by a layman. Just like first part, the second part was also very interesting and now I am waiting for the 3rd part. A Must Read for all the readers. But don't start this without finishing the first part "The Immortals of Mel…I bought both the first and second parts together. I couldn't wait to finish the first part to start the second. This is an awesome thriller story trying to incorporate most of the characters in Shiva's life in Mythology, the best part is the way the secret of nagas was carried forward through one and half books. A gripping story told in a way that could be understood even by a layman. Just like first part, the second part was also very interesting and now I am waiting for the 3rd part. A Must Read for all the readers. But don't start this without finishing the first part "The Immortals of Meluha" (Expand)

I borrowed and read this book from my friend who bought this from flipkart.

Actually I am a follower (I believe) of Lord Shiva and not the man Shiva (The fiction Character Mentioned Here).

Some Twisted Facts.1.How come Lord Ganesh is Nor Lord Shivas son (In the story he is the son of sati's first husband).2.Lord Ram Married Sita by breaking Lord Shivas bow(Here Lord Shiva appears after lord ram).3.And Lord Shiva and Lord Rudra are not two different persons who lived at different times they are the same person.4.I did not see the the nagas (Serpents and not the nagas mentioned in the b…I borrowed and read this book from my friend who bought this from flipkart.

Actually I am a follower (I believe) of Lord Shiva and not the man Shiva (The fiction Character Mentioned Here).

Some Twisted Facts.1.How come Lord Ganesh is Nor Lord Shivas son (In the story he is the son of sati's first husband).2.Lord Ram Married Sita by breaking Lord Shivas bow(Here Lord Shiva appears after lord ram).3.And Lord Shiva and Lord Rudra are not two different persons who lived at different times they are the same person.4.I did not see the the nagas (Serpents and not the nagas mentioned in the book) which is constant companion of Lord Shiva.5.The middle eye of Shiva is also missing...

And most of the people would give him positive reviews due to1.They consider this as just a fiction book (Like harry potter)2.They don't know the true story of Lord Shiva.

I don't care who gives negative rating to my review but truth is truth.This book is just a time pass read and one time read only......

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Gods walk amidst us

This is mythology, history and social practices of a society very well woven into a nice story. Shiva a tribal leader slowly rises to prominence as a powerful leader may be subsequently into God. The most beautiful part of the story is that where the perfect society of Meluhans dumping their imperfect across the Vindhyas who are the unfortunate ones with additional limbs, distorted face and mutilated bodies born so.While every care has been taken by the author not to distort the social setup he has let his imagination run freely linking up events through the common thread of love and hatred. T…This is mythology, history and social practices of a society very well woven into a nice story. Shiva a tribal leader slowly rises to prominence as a powerful leader may be subsequently into God. The most beautiful part of the story is that where the perfect society of Meluhans dumping their imperfect across the Vindhyas who are the unfortunate ones with additional limbs, distorted face and mutilated bodies born so.While every care has been taken by the author not to distort the social setup he has let his imagination run freely linking up events through the common thread of love and hatred. The names he has chosen are more geographically identifiable. The story has managed to weave in Shiva as Pasupathi from Meluha, Parvathi the Mother Goddess, Ram as the supreme Lord of the times , Ganesh the elephant headed God and Kali the black form of Parvati, the Naga Queen, The axe wielding Parasurama who kills the kshatriya hordes, the weakestform of warfare which we indians were not familiar with in those days the sea or inland water warfare and a scientifically produced Amrita bhana. What a mix and what timelines has he managed to bring together! Pure fiction and mesmerising. Looking forward to the last volume of the series. (Expand)

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the naga not living upto the standards

Amish set high standards with the immortals of Meluha and his second book does justice only to an extent. the book maintains its reader's interest by raising questions that are intriguing. Like the last book, suspense intensifies halfway and gradually starts fading as well. Only the last chapter poses a new mystery alongside the question: what are Brigu's motives?

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Secret of Nagas - disappointing

First of all, Thanks FlipKart for such a speedy delivery of this book. Awesome service guys!!

After I got my hands on Immortals of Meluha - which was an introduction to ppl like me to Shiva's life - a griiping story and a strong strory telling - i was very curious for the 2nd part. I'd pre ordered it. But to my dismay, it is not as gripping or captivating! Its been months I havent /dont wanto complete the entire book! It lost me completely. Not as gripping as 1st part.